It's right to be concerned. But we shouldn't worry about what we can't change. Do what you can. For parents, this means learning about AI for their own jobs. Where can they use it? How can it help their work? It will produce new opportunities. For kids, AI is likely to create wider learning opportunities, probably customized to the individual pupil. Of course there will be downsides but we'll manage them as they come up.
Wonderful advice! We are in unknown territory. On the one hand, it would be great if AI could do all the busy work, and we could tend to the things that make us human, but the economic implications are just so huge.
Thanks so much for reading, Laura. Yes, I agree with you... Who needs the busy work?! Would be wonderful to free up that time for more important things. And you're so right to highlight concerns about the scale and magnitude of AI's potential economic impact.
While there's unbelievable potential for good, (e.g. scientific discovery, cure for cancer and other diseases...), many find the myriad of other risks daunting. I listened to Tuesday's Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing, and the experts (including Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI) provided some alarming testimony. https://www.c-span.org/video/?528117-1/openai-ceo-testifies-artificial-intelligence. Senator Ossoff from GA asked some good questions about how to protect children as things continue to move forward, but I would like to hear even more.
Also, if you click on my link to Dr. Hinton's (Godfather of AI) interview, he provides extraordinary insight and helpful overview on this as well.
It's right to be concerned. But we shouldn't worry about what we can't change. Do what you can. For parents, this means learning about AI for their own jobs. Where can they use it? How can it help their work? It will produce new opportunities. For kids, AI is likely to create wider learning opportunities, probably customized to the individual pupil. Of course there will be downsides but we'll manage them as they come up.
Wonderful advice! We are in unknown territory. On the one hand, it would be great if AI could do all the busy work, and we could tend to the things that make us human, but the economic implications are just so huge.
Thanks so much for reading, Laura. Yes, I agree with you... Who needs the busy work?! Would be wonderful to free up that time for more important things. And you're so right to highlight concerns about the scale and magnitude of AI's potential economic impact.
While there's unbelievable potential for good, (e.g. scientific discovery, cure for cancer and other diseases...), many find the myriad of other risks daunting. I listened to Tuesday's Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing, and the experts (including Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI) provided some alarming testimony. https://www.c-span.org/video/?528117-1/openai-ceo-testifies-artificial-intelligence. Senator Ossoff from GA asked some good questions about how to protect children as things continue to move forward, but I would like to hear even more.
Also, if you click on my link to Dr. Hinton's (Godfather of AI) interview, he provides extraordinary insight and helpful overview on this as well.
Thanks again for your comment, Laura!